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1 videodisc (76 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A tale of adventure and fantasy, which sends a young boy into the pages of the world's greatest stories. Seeking refuge from a storm, timid Richard Tyler enters an empty library only to be swept away into the magical animated world of The Pagemaster, where legendary characters from literary classics come alive. Guided by a trio of talking books -- Adventure, Fantasy and Horror -- Richard must conquer his greatest fears before he can find his way home....
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1 videodisc (approximately 116 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Susan is living through an unfulfilling marriage when she receives a package containing a novel manuscript from her ex-husband, Edward. The novel is dedicated to her but its content is violent and devastating. Susan cannot help but reminisce over her past love story with the author. Increasingly she interprets the book as a tale of revenge, a tale that forces her to re-evaluate the choices that she has made, and reawakens a love that she feared was...
3) Mr. Pip
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1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Mr. Watts is the last Englishman remaining in a tropical village in Bougainville during its civil war in the 1990s. He begins to teach the local children by reading them Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens. Matilda, an imaginative young girl, is transported into the story of the novel, believing that Dickens' character Pip is her friend. Matilda's "Pip" world is an extraordinary fusion of Dickens' Victorian London with the environment and people...
Series
Reading rainbow volume 7
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Presents a reading of an old Chinese legend, Liang and the magic paintbrush, by Demi. Host LeVar Burton participates in a lion dance in New York City's Chinatown and explores computer art.
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1 videodisc (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
The Super Readers work with Prince Charming to find Cinderella. It₂s up to the team to think creatively and save the day! Then they'll use Alphabet Power, Spelling Power, and Word Power, to help the characters in Snow White learn to stop and think. And, in The Boy Who Cried Wolf, everyone learns the importance of trust. Make reading an adventure and use the Power to Read to change the story in these classic tales.
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1 videodisc (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Title includes: Elmo's Animal Adventures: Animals are on the loose on Sesame Street! Elmo invites you to join him and his animal friends as they embark on three fun-filled adventures. Elmo and the Bookaneers: Everyone loves to read - even pirates! The 'Bookaneers,' led by Tina Fey, have come ashore on Sesame Street, and they want to plunder Elmo's bookshelf. Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales: The Knights of Sesame Street are...
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1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Join Whyatt and his friends as they use the power to read to solve the mystery troubling Red in The three Billy goats gruff. Learning about manners has never been so fun as the Super Readers use basic literacy tools and strategies to uncover hidden clues in new and interactive ways. In The tortoise and the hare, the Super Readers find that using teamwork can be more rewarding and fun than working alone to accomplish a goal. In The ugly duckling, Princess...
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (46 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Even pirates love to read. The "Bookaneers," led by pirate Tina Fey, have come ashore and they want to plunder Elmo's bookshelf. When Elmo finds out how much they love to read, he can't wait to become a Bookaneer himself. He will have to pass the test and help them find their treasure. Bert and Ernie are also on the hunt for treasure. Sing along with Abby in a song about something she treasures: words. Elmo invites you to learn all about the books...
10) The reader
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1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Post-WWII, Germany. Michael Berg is a teenager who becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna, a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out Hanna to thank her. The two are quickly drawn into a passionate but secretive affair. Michael discovers that Hanna loves being read to and their physical relationship deepens. Hanna is enthralled as Michael reads to her from different works of literature. Despite their intense bond,...
11) Goosebumps
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1 videodisc (approximately 103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Upset about moving from a big city to a small town, teenager Zach Cooper finds a silver lining when he meets the beautiful girl, Hannah, living right next door, and makes a quick friend in Champ. But every silver lining has a cloud, and Zach's comes when he learns that Hannah's mysterious dad is in fact R.L. Stine, the author of the bestselling Goosebumps series. As Zach starts learning about the strange family next door, he soon discovers that Stine...
12) The book thief
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1 videodisc (131 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Based upon the best-selling novel. The profoundly moving story of a girl who transforms the lives of those around her during World War II, Germany. Although Liesel is illiterate when she is adopted by a German couple, her adoptive father encourages her to learn to read. Ultimately, the power of words helps Liesel and Max, a Jew hiding in the family's home, escape from the events unfolding around them.
13) Inkheart
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1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
When Mo Folchart reads a story aloud, the characters leap off the page. Literally. And that's a problem. One night he brings out three characters from Inkheart, a story set in medieval times and filled with magical beings. Capricorn and Basta are two villains. Dustfinger is a fire-eater. Now, 10 years later Mo's daughter, Meggie, discovers the truth and it's up to her to escape Capricorn's evil grasp. Mo has been searching for a long lost book that...
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